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Customer Reviews of Pinky and the Brain, Vol. 3

Mediocre, aged poorly
The plans to take over the world are no longer Rube Goldberg-esque concoctions pursued with zeal. In several classic episodes, these plans were brilliant parodies of the concoctions in movies. In this collection, the "best" are but pale, dumbed down imitations of their inspirations. Then there are a few that are minor retreads. <
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>But most episodes use the P&B "plan" simply as a skeleton on which to hang a collection of immediate cultural and celebrity references. I found these episodes to be flat and joyless. Many of the references were short-lived and, although I recognized them, my reaction these many years later is "So what." The references that could have had some legs didn't have a hook to keep them fresh - they came across as old standard jokes. <
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>Nothing illustrates this better than the contrast provided by the standout episode "Just say Narf". It took classic material (Donald O'Connor's "Make 'Em Laugh" from "Singing in the Rain") and put a decided P&B spin on it. <
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>The most telling aspect of this volume is that several of the episodes have P&B as Hollywood actors, mirroring the large shift in perspective of the creative team. In early P&B, the perspective was of rebels and outsiders delighting in ridiculing the ridiculous in Hollywood. In this volume, they have devolved into Hollywood insiders who can only muster smirks. <
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>If you are already a P&B fan, the memories and residual good will will probably make this volume moderately entertaining. But if you are new to P&B, you will likely be perplexed about what all the buzz was about. <
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NARF!!!!!!
pinky and the brain has to be my favorite cartoon of all time. from bizzare plans to take over the world to even more bizarre plans to make those bizzare plans work, pinky and the brains shenanigans never get old. i grew up watching pinky and the brain, and they never get old. Strange and interesting characters, ranging from brains nemesis snowball, to pinky's horse/girlfriend, as well as the occasional anamaniac apperances, round out the outrageous cast of the show. The joy that they seem to take in slamming bill clinton and other famous figure (although mostly clinton), is just so infectious that you cant help but laugh. And even better are the deep themes that appear if you watch closely enough, but dont affect the hilarity of the show if you dont notice them, makes the show fun to watch for everyone. i even wrote a paper on one of the episodes for my compostion class. there will never be another cartoon of pinky and the brains caliber. this show is the perfect thing to enjoy with your children and friends. it may take some convincing to get them to watch, but once they do they will be hooked. <
>A Pinky and the Brain fan For life!

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World Domination -Round 3
By the time this show reached its third season, the joke was getting a little thinly spread. The plots became further away from the initial concept of two lab mice wanting to take over the world and more a showcase for the two lead characters' interaction. This however is not a criticism. <
>In TV the word 'formula' is dreaded. However, here the characters remain so endearing that the blueprint of every plot being vitually the same did not matter. <
>Most episodes followed this arc: - <
>1. Brain has a bizarre idea as to how to take over the world <
>2. To carry out this plan some equipment/money is needed <
>3. Brain comes up with an even more bizarre way to get said equipment/money <
>4. The plan fails due to Pinky's stupidity <
>5. The initial plan to take over the world is abandoned <
>6. Start over tomorrow night <
>Although there are exceptions, that basically sums up this and the previous two seasons but as the saying goes - If ain't broke don't fix it - and this formula was one that bore a lot of comedy fruit. <
>This show certainly beats some of the dross that graces our screens these days and had the nerve to demand that its audience had some intelligence. <
>Not laugh-a-minute but still a classic. <
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>I still can't believe that no-one has decided to revive these characters to star in a live-action movie (with CGI P&B of course).